How to see it
HIP 12338 has a visual magnitude of about 6.21: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 12338: right ascension 2h 38m 53s, declination −70° 40′ 47″ (J2000), on the celestial sphere.
Catalog context
HIP 12338. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 12338, HD 16940, Gaia DR3 4645152579692686720.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 4645152579692686720
- HIP
- 12338
- HD
- 16940
- gaia_dr3
- 4645152579692686720
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.21